Siegel v. Henry Fippinger, Inc.

The plaintiff, an attorney, maintains this action to recover from the defendant, a licensed real estate brokerage firm, a .sum equal to one-third of the commissions paid to the defendant by Silpas Properties, Inc., for brokerage services rendered in connection with the sale of property. In connection with the sale, one Freedman, though not a licensed real estate broker, acted as the defendant’s cobroker. Because he was not licensed, he would be precluded by section 442 of the Real Property Law from recovering any part of the commission.

In order to secure or pay an indebtedness to the…